Handbook of chemical health and safety / Robert J. Alaimo, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alaimo, Robert J., 1940-

Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazardous substances--Safety measures--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Hazardous substances.

Hazardous substances--Safety measures.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xix, 652 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Contents:

Section I. Safety Management and Policy / Robert J. Alaimo, Section Editor

1. Chemical Laboratory Safety Training / Kenneth P. Fivizzani 3

2. Working Alone / W. Carl Gottschall 9

3. Personal Hygiene / Ruth A. Hathaway 11

4. Drug Enforcement Agency Chemical Regulations / Robert J. Alaimo 15

5. Laboratory Security / Richard L. Fleming 21

6. Addressing the Human Dynamics of Health and Safety / E. Scott Geller 25

7. Effective Management of Contractor/Visitor Safety / Richard G. Raymer 32

8. The Chemical Hygiene Plan / George H. Wahl, Jr. 38

9. Chemical Safety Information on the Internet / Ralph B. Stuart III 45

10. Understanding the Toxic Substances Control Act: Compliance and Reporting Requirements / Fred Hoerger, Robert Hagerman 53

Section II. Risk Management / Lawrence Doemeny, Section Editor, Elizabeth K. Weisburger, Section Editor

11. Introduction to Risk Assessment / Leslie Stayner 63

12. Communicating Risk / Richard J. Hackman, Kimberlee Vollbrecht, Leslie M. Yee 67

13. Standard Operating Procedures / Jay A. Young 72

14. Occupational Exposure Limits / Edward V. Sargent, Bruce D. Naumann 75

15. Industrial Hygiene Exposure Assessment

Data Collection and Management / Paul Hewett 81

16. Industrial Hygiene Exposure Assessment

Data Analysis and Interpretation / Paul Hewett 102

17. Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace / Elizabeth Anne Jennison 130

18. Epidemiology / Neely Kazerouni, Shelia Hoar Zahm, Ellen F. Heineman 136

19. Carcinogenesis / Elizabeth K. Weisburger 141

20. Toxicology / Elizabeth K. Weisburger 148

21. Process Safety Reviews / Dennis C. Hendershot 157

22. Safe Entry into Confined Spaces / Laura L. Hodson 166

23. The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) / David J. Van Horn 172

Section III. Emergency Management / Russell Phifer, Section Editor

24. Emergency Response Planning and Training / Louis N. Molino, Sr. 181

25. Emergency Equipment / John C. Bronaugh 186

26. Emergency Evacuation/Shelter-in-Place Plans / John J. McNamara 194

27. Flood Contingency Plans / Ruth A. Hathaway 198

28. Seismic Safety / Stanley H. Pine 201

29. Accident/Incident Investigation / Stephen Sichak 205

30. Chemical First Aid / John R. McInerney 208

Section IV. Laboratory Equipment / Douglas B. Walters, Section Editor

31. Specialized Instrumentation and Monitors / Dan Agne, Sal Agnello 215

32. Inert Atmospheres Work / Gerald W. Boicourt 221

33. Preventive Maintenance / Jerry R. Hines 234

34. Health and Safety in the Microscale Chemistry Laboratory / Zvi Szafran, Mono M. Singh, Ronald M. Pike 239

35. Laboratory Scale-Up and Pilot Plant Operations / Amy L. Romanowski 249

36. Reducing Electrostatic Hazards Associated with Chemical Processing Operations / Vahid Ebadat, James C. Mulligan 256

37. Centrifuge Safety / Martha A. McRae 265

38. Safe Use of Laboratory Glassware / Robert J. Alaimo 272

39. Pressure/Vacuum Containing Systems and Equipment / Kenneth K. Miles 277

40. Laboratory Ovens and Furnaces / Robert J. Alaimo, Stephen A. Szabo 282

41. Refrigerator, Freezer, and Cold Room Use in Chemical Laboratories / Robert J. Alaimo 289

42. Specialized Laboratory Containment-Control Hoods / Lou DiBerardinis 292

43. Laboratory Chemical Hoods / Lou DiBerardinis 299

44. Biological Safety Cabinets / Raymond W. Hackney, Jr. 307

Section V. Chemical Management / Jay A. Young, Section Editor

45. Material Safety Data Sheets / Robert J. Alaimo, Lynne A. Walton 317

46. Personal Protective Equipment / S. Z. Mansdorf 322

47. Incompatibles / Leslie Bretherick 338

48. Corrosives and Irritants / Jay A. Young 343

49. Hazardous Catalysts in the Laboratory / Francis P. Daly 345

50. Flammables and Combustible / James G. Gallup 347

51. Identifying Oxidizing and Reducing Agents / Rudy Gerlach 358

52. Peroxidizable Organic Chemicals / Richard J. Kelly 361

53. Disposal of Shock- and Water-Sensitive, Pyrophoric, and Explosive Materials / George C. Walton 371

54. Compressed Gases / George Whitmyre 377

55. Hydrogenations / J. M. Lambert, Jr., W. S. Hamel 383

56. Chemical Inventory Control and Methods / Sharon E. Stasko 391

57. Chemical Storage / Lyle H. Phifer 397

58. Cryogenic Safety / George Whitmyre 401

59. Explosive and Reactive Chemicals / Irv Kraut 404

Section VI. Radiological and Biological Safety / Nelson Couch, Section Editor

60. Non-Ionizing Radiation / Joseph M. Greco 413

61. Non-Ionizing Radiation: Radio-Frequency and Microwave Radiation / R. Timothy Hitchcock 421

62. Ionizing Radiation: Radiation Safety Program Elements / Philip E. Hamrick 428

63. Ionizing Radiation: Fundamentals / Daniel D. Sprau, Philip E. Hamrick, Frederick L. Van Swearingen 436

64. Radiation Emergency Response. Decontamination, PPE / Bob Wilson 446

65. Dosimetry / Carmine M. Plott 452

66. Lasers / Wesley J. Marshall 458

67. Biological Safety: Program Elements / Debra L. Hunt 465

68. Research Animal Biosafety / Scott E. Merkle 471

69. Biological Safety: Emergency Response and Decontamination Procedures / Frederick L. Van Swearingen, Antony R. Shoaf 476

Section VII. Laboratory Design / Stephen Szabo, Section Editor

70. Isolation Technology / Dennis Eagleson 487

71. Lab Design/Radiosynthesis Lab Design / Nelson W. Couch, John J. Nicholson, Shimoga R. Prakash 495

72. High-Pressure Test Cells and Barriers / George W. Moncrief 501

73. Clean Rooms for Semiconductors / John A. Mosovsky 508

74. Ergonomics in Design / Laura S. Nystrom 513

75. Ergonomic Factors in Laboratory Design / Joshua O. Kerst 521

76. Design Criteria for New Laboratories and Renovations / Janet Baum 528

77. Moving and Decommissioning Laboratories / Richard Fink 554

78. General Ventilation Design and Control Systems / John P. Martin 560

79. Elevators, Stairs, Ramps, and Step Stools / Philbert R. Romero 566

Section VIII. Environmental Management / Russell Phifer, Section Editor

80. The Disposal of Chemical Wastes / Russell W. Phifer 573

81. Biological Waste Management / Robert Emery, Wayne R. Thomann 598

82. Safe Handling of Biohazardous Materials for Transport / John H. Keene 603

83. Radioactive Waste Management and Transportation / Robert E. Uhorchak 608

84. Waste Minimization: General / Cynthia Klein-Banai 615

85. Waste Minimization: Laboratories / Cynthia Klein-Banai 622

86. Environmental Controls and Liabilities / Russell W. Phifer, James Harless 626.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

ISBN:

0841236704

OCLC:

42708083